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PERFORMANCES

Upcoming Summer Performances

BXO will be performing this summer as part of the Heinz Poll Summer Dance Festival and in an outdoor performance with an original work choreographed by Mary Sherman.

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ROAD®

Reach Out And Dance® STILL DANCING 25 YEARS LATER

Under the leadership of new ROAD® Artistic Director, Erin Miller, ROAD® danced its way through it 25th anniversary season reaching over 1,000 second grade students in eight Summit County schools.

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2024 GALA

WILD WEST OKTOBERFEST

Save the Date for BXO's annual gala event taking place on Friday, September 27 at Case-Barlow Farm in Hudson, OH. This year, BXO will honor the Akron Community Foundation for their continued support and dedication to performing arts experiences for youth.

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NEWS & EVENTS

Ballet Excel Ohio Artistic Director Mia Klinger Receives 2023 Arts Alive Award

Ballet Excel Ohio and Nan Klinger Excellent in Dance Artistic Director Mia Klinger has been recognized with Summit Artspace’s IDEA Leader Award for 2023. The IDEA Leader  Award is given to an individual or group who has amplified the voices and vision of artists in the community or has strengthened inclusion, diversity, equity and access for and within the arts. Who give selflessly to the cause of advancing arts and culture in the community.

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Ballet Excel Ohio is one of the first youth ballets in the country. Ballet Excel Ohio is a nationally acclaimed pre-professional dance not-for-profit company that performs original works under the artistic direction of Mia Klinger.

Learn more about our programs and how you can get involved.

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